Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Sunni

Meaning Spelling variant of Sunny Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #1,960 Trend ↑ Rising 92%

Spelling variant of Sunny.

Rank 2025
#1,960
among girls · ↓286 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
106
named Sunni · -21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,235
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
134 babies
All-time total
2,635
#3,973 all-time among girls
First recorded
1949
in Social Security records

Sunni popularity over time

2,635 babies have been named Sunni since 1949, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 5 – 5 1 – #5,960
1950s 80 – 80 8 +1500% #3,690
1960s 115 – 115 12 +44% #2,637
1970s 377 5 382 38 +232% #1,496
1980s 524 – 524 52 +37% #1,673
1990s 309 6 315 32 -40% #3,066
2000s 249 – 249 25 -21% #3,261
2010s 362 5 367 37 +47% #2,781
2020s (to 2025) 545 53 598 100 +172% #1,674

Where Sunni is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 111 0.07 outside top 500
2027 123 0.08 outside top 500
2028 134 0.08 outside top 500
2029 144 0.09 outside top 500
2030 154 0.10 outside top 500

Where Sunni is most popular

Girls named Sunni per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.059 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sunni born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 17 0.194 +232%
Mississippi 5 0.107 +83%
Georgia 23 0.101 +73%
Texas 77 0.096 +64%
Arkansas 5 0.095 +62%
Pennsylvania 19 0.080 +37%
Florida 29 0.068 +16%
Ohio 14 0.059 ≈ national
Missouri 6 0.050 -15%
Michigan 9 0.049 -16%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -46%
North Carolina 7 0.031 -47%
Virginia 5 0.029 -50%
California 18 0.021 -63%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sunni

Sunni is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,960 in 2025 with 99 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1949, 2,635 American babies have been named Sunni. Its peak came in 2024, when 134 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sunni stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sunni?

The median living Sunni is about 28 years old; half are between 6 and 44. An estimated 2,600 people named Sunni are alive in the United States today.

median 28 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sunni year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 99 #1,960 7 #10,541
2024 123 #1,674 11 #7,695
2023 100 #1,981 5 #13,927
2022 96 #2,032 12 #7,202
2021 57 #2,956 12 #7,040
2020 70 #2,495 6 #11,845
2019 61 #2,781 – –
2018 42 #3,665 5 #13,837
2017 33 #4,367 – –
2016 29 #4,832 – –
2015 38 #3,979 – –
2014 30 #4,758 – –
2013 36 #4,150 – –
2012 32 #4,590 – –
2011 32 #4,561 – –
2010 29 #4,957 – –
2009 27 #5,365 – –
2008 15 #8,475 – –
2007 20 #6,776 – –
2006 21 #6,325 – –
2005 25 #5,240 – –
2004 23 #5,533 – –
2003 26 #4,927 – –
2002 25 #4,890 – –
2001 25 #4,821 – –
2000 42 #3,261 – –
1995 25 #4,203 – –
1990 37 #3,066 – –
1985 36 #2,696 – –
1980 69 #1,673 – –
1975 49 #1,874 – –
1970 20 #3,299 – –
1965 9 #4,786 – –
1960 12 #3,893 – –
1955 8 #4,694 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sunni, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sunni?

The median living Sunni is about 28 years old. Half of all living Sunnis are between 6 and 44 years old.

How many people named Sunni are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Sunni are alive in the United States, based on 2,635 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sunni mean?

Spelling variant of Sunny.

How popular is the name Sunni in 2025?

Sunni ranked #1,960 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 99 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sunni?

2,635 babies have been named Sunni in the United States since 1949, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sunni most popular?

Sunni peaked in 2024, when 134 newborns received the name.

Is Sunni a boy or girl name?

Sunni is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sunni rising or falling?

Sunni is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sunni become more popular?

Sunni is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 154 girls named Sunni in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Sunni

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